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How to get fromCologne to Swedenby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Sweden by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane DUS - CPH
    4h 57m
    kr 1,006–2,907

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane DUS - GOT
    4h 59m
    kr 946–2,967

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train Ic / ...
    16h 30m
    kr 2,335–3,099

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Münster-Mittebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N71 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus
    23h 26m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain train Flx20
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train En
    17h 15m

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane CGN - ARN
    4h 41m
    kr 1,127–3,623

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane DUS - ARN
    5h 25m
    kr 1,479–3,185

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Copenhagen Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane plane FRA - CPH
    4h 58m
    kr 1,440–3,667

  9. Train via Harburg

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 344
    17h 50m
    kr 1,771–3,593

  10. Drive  1,510 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Stockholmcar car 1,510 km
    14h 30m
    kr 3,093–4,468

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholmcar car
    19h 28m
    kr 3,584–5,154

Cologne to Sweden by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration16h 30mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,335Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 706.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 57m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Sweden?

You can take a train from Köln Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation via Hamburg Hbf in around 16h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Münster-Mitte, Münster bus stop, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 23h 26m.

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